The wreck of Fw190A-5, serial 1231, belonged to 5./JG300, Black 21 and the a/c was shot down 8 March 1944.
a/c was found in Losser and the wreck was recovered.
Who was the pilot?
Regards
GT
Wreck of Fw190A-5 from 5./JG300 Black 21 have been found!
March 8th 1944:
Oberleutnant Erich-Ernst Hirschfeld from 5./JG 300 Fw 190A-5 crashed in the area of Niederlands/Weerselo. Pilot bailed out and become one of the top aces of JG 300.
KIA on 28th of July 1944 when his Fw 190A-8/R8 was shot down. Erich bailed out of yellow 1 but his parachute failed to open.
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Oberleutnant Erich-Ernst Hirschfeld from 5./JG 300 Fw 190A-5 crashed in the area of Niederlands/Weerselo. Pilot bailed out and become one of the top aces of JG 300.
KIA on 28th of July 1944 when his Fw 190A-8/R8 was shot down. Erich bailed out of yellow 1 but his parachute failed to open.
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Wreck discovered
Hi Eric!
Posting a link for you to read.
http://www.a1.nl/nfla/nfla~gb.html
Klick on: All excavations in the Nederlands
Check for the pdf file Open list of recoveries, open it and read on page 6 in the middle.
Best Wish
GT
Posting a link for you to read.
http://www.a1.nl/nfla/nfla~gb.html
Klick on: All excavations in the Nederlands
Check for the pdf file Open list of recoveries, open it and read on page 6 in the middle.
Best Wish
GT
As an aside, while serving in the US Navy I visited Malta in 1996. They had just discovered and salvaged the wreck of a shot down Bf-109 from the waters of Valletta Harbor. The remains of the pilot were still in the cockpit and, as I recall, were returned to Germany. The wreck is in a museum in Malta.